Summary
The Supreme Court upheld refusal of renewal for IQ City Medical College’s 2017–18 MBBS admissions after a further hearing and reasoned reconsideration. The authorities found substantial faculty and resident-doctor deficiencies, and the Court found no perversity warranting interference. A compliance-verification visit was not a limited judicial remand preventing notice of other deficiencies. Renewal for 2018–19 was to be considered separately, with the furnished bank guarantee treated as the deposit for that inspection and consideration; no favourable view on the next year was expressed.
Issues
- Whether the reconsidered refusal of medical-college renewal for 2017–18 was perverse.
- Whether compliance verification precluded consideration of other deficiencies and what relief remained for the following year.
Held
- The Court reiterated its earlier ruling that compliance verification is not confined like a limited civil remand: assessors need not ignore other deficiencies they observe. At the same time the Central Government must make an informed decision supported by reasons. The earlier remand required a further hearing with assistance of the reconstituted Oversight Committee. (¶¶ 5, 6)
- After the further hearing, the committee recorded faculty deficiency of 15.9% and resident deficiency of 25.88%; the explanations were incompatible with acceptable-leave guidelines. The Central Government accepted the reasoned recommendation. The institution’s documents did not establish perversity in refusing 2017–18 renewal. (¶¶ 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15)
- The Court restricted its approval to non-renewal for 2017–18. It directed consideration of the 2018–19 request and treatment of any furnished bank guarantee as the deposit for that year’s inspection and consideration, without deciding whether renewal for 2018–19 should be granted. (¶¶ 15, 16)
Result
Writ petition disposed of; 2017–18 non-renewal upheld. Renewal request for 2018–19 to be considered independently, with furnished bank guarantee treated as the relevant inspection/consideration deposit. No costs.